The easterlies are affecting the country on Monday, April 27, according to PAGASA.

Based on the state weather bureau’s 4 a.m. forecast, cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms will be experienced in Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte due to the easterlies.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, also caused by the easterlies.

As of this writing, no Low Pressure Areas (LPAs) are being monitored for tropical cyclone formation.